Way back in June I got to go on a quick jaunt to Chicago for work. The work part was pretty boring and made me happy not to be on the "behind the scenes" side of pharmaceutical research! There was a dinner one night at the Zhou B Art Center, a modern art museum.
Gotta say, it was interesting but I'm not sure I understood most of it!
Either way, it was a nice dinner with nice wine, so win-win in my book :) The next day I had about 10 hours to explore and enjoy the city. First I walked up the Magnificent Mile to Oak Street Beach.
Then I headed over to the Lincoln Park and the Zoo, which has free admission!
Seeing the animals in the zoo actually just made me really sad, so I took a picture with my statue gorilla friend instead of the real animals...
After all that walking, I was ready for some deep dish pizza! I went to Pizzeria Uno, a place my dad used to go when he lived in Chicago in his early twenties.
After lunch I went back down to the Chicago River and walked out to Navy Pier.
That was a lot for one day but I'm glad I took advantage of my free trip and did some exploring!
